The Queen's 90th Birthday (April 21)

Queen's 90th Birthday - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday on the 21st of April, 2016. APMEX celebrates this momentous event with these Gold and Silver coins honoring the longest reigning British monarch. Each coin has been designed to please The Queen herself. Designs have incorporated flowers, images of Queen Elizabeth II through her reign and some are even embellished with actual gems.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is, and has been since her accession in 1952, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Head of the Commonwealth. She is also Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Queen Elizabeth II was born in London to the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and was the elder of their two daughters. She was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during World War II, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

Elizabeth's many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and reciprocal visits to and from the Pope. She has seen major constitutional changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonization of Africa. She has also reigned through various wars and conflicts involving many of her realms. She is the world's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain's longest-lived. In 2015, she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history.

To view available The Queen's 90th Birthday celebration coins, or to get Precious Metals Prices, click on the Gold or Silver coins of your interest:

This lovely design features roses to celebrate The Queen's 90th Birthday and her love for flowers. On April 21, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reach 90 years of age.
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